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Champ fights the corner for small forwarders

Champ Cargosystems has set up a new Champ Forwarding Systems subsidary. It will offer the Logitude software as a service (SaaS) platform to the small and medium size forwarder community.  The Logitude platform is already fully integrated with Champ’s information and message distribution platform, Traxon CargoHub. John Johnston, CEO of Champ Cargosystems, commented: “We want to facilitate the air logistics community in its transition to a fully digitized process...with our Logitude ... [+]

Minister sees Liverpool work

Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin (right, with Mark Whitworth, chief executive of Peel Ports, left) and the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson visited the Port of Liverpool to view progress on the Port’s £300 million expansion project. Construction is well underway on the new Liverpool2 terminal. [+]

MyFerryLink wins right to appeal

Following a hearing in London on 5 February, MyFerryLink has won permission from the Court of Appeal to take its fight against the Competition and Markets Authority's ban on Eurotunnel Group operating ferry services to the appeal Court. MyFerryLink will try to overturn the earlier decision of the Competition Appeal ... [+]

Free transport online seminars

Trade and supply chain management solution company AEB (International) is offering a free webinar programme to help participants to improve their operational and regulatory efficiency. The programme includes three webinars on Transport and Freight Management on 10 March and 9 June, from 10am to 11am For further details see: www.aeb.com/uk/media/online-demo-schedule.php [+]

Work starts on London Gateway logistics park

DP World held a ground-breaking ceremony on 6 February to mark the start of construction on its 316,000sq ft London Gateway Logistics Park. The building is being developed speculatively as an equal joint venture between DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, and industrial real estate specialist, Prologis. ... [+]

ECS and Containerships to cooperate

Intermodal and shipping operators European Containers (ECS) Containerships are to enter into a cooperation agreement from this month (February 2015). It will include the two partners’ networks with greater geographic coverage. They also plan to realise sysnergy in land transport, by combining import and export flows in the UK and ... [+]

Travis Perkins opens Cardiff site

Construction is complete on a new distribution terminal for builders’ merchants Travis Perkins at Associated British Ports Cardiff. Representing a £5m investment from ABP, the seven acre site will supply over 100 Travis Perkins’ outlets across South Wales. [+]

Hungary rethinks trade reporting system

The International Road Transport Union welcomed a decision on 4 February by the Hungarian authorities to postpone the enforcement of its Electronic Public Road Trade Control System (EKAER) until the beginning of March 2015. Since 1 January, consignors and consignees in Hungary have been required to register and report all ... [+]

Sunderland back on track

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited the port of Sunderland on 5 February to witness rail lines being used for the first time in more than 20 years. A group of invited guests witnessed a trial run by a DB Schenker Rail locomotive on lines that will soon be used for ... [+]

Shipping lines flock to Southampton

The Ocean Three shipping alliance will make its first call at DP World Southampton (DPWS) on Monday 9 February.This will be followed shortly by a new service operated by the 2M alliance of the world’s two largest shipping lines, on Tuesday 17 February. The 16,020teu CMA-CGM Marco Polo, already the largest ... [+]

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